The Farmers' Union Deputation to the Premier.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir,— When the deputation from the South. Canterbury Farmers' Union waited on the Premier at Christchurch to lay before him the outlines of their scheme for the wider distribution of frozen meat, the reports in the papers said we had no scheme. Owing to limited time we could not gc intc details of the scheme, which has already appeared in your columns of October 15, aiid been commented on by "Agricola." One of our objects was to get some information from tho Premier re wider distribution of our meat, and in this we succeeded, the Premier's views being in accorJ with ours on the main points. Why are the farmers' unions in Otago so apathetic in this matter? This scheme was sent to them by the Colonial Executive for their consideration, and I have never seen that the Provincial Executive have ever met to consider it. The farmers' unions m Canterbury have taken the matter up, and are considering a further scheme of better control of our meat. — I am, etc., Akhrew Cleland. Sutherland, S.C., November 22.
The Inve/eargill Patriotic Committee has £2000 in hand, and applications for assistance from the fund are not numerous, only 17 having been received up to the present. A vacancy upon the Taranaki Education Board has just been filled by the election, of a lady — Mrs Jane Dougherty — who polled about twice aB many votes as were recorded for her two opponents. The shareholders of the Canadian Pacific Railway, at thoii annual meeting, empowered the directors to arrange for a Transatlantic steamship service irrespective of whether the company gets, a Government* contract or not. The Finnish newppaperu report that s> pew religious sect has apppared in Finland! in the neighbourhood of the town of Borgju, Among the innovations in belief and worship adopted by the sect io the use of bread ft&<* coffee in the communion service.
The Farmers' Union Deputation to the Premier.
Otago Witness, Issue 2541, 26 November 1902, Page 27
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